The Law Society and Bar Council jointly act as the group's secretariat.

https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/andhttps://www.barcouncil.org.uk/ ↗

APPGs operated

1

lobby groups inside Westminster

MP officers

3

across all groups run

Registered funders

2

paying entries on the APPG register

A secretariat is the entity that does the operational work of an All-Party Parliamentary Group: drafts agendas, briefs MPs, sends out invitations, books rooms, writes reports. When the secretariat is a lobby firm or PR firm, the APPG is a paid channel for the firm’s clients to access MPs. The MPs officer the group, the firm supplies the staff and the policy line, the firm’s clients (listed under Funders below) pay for the privilege.

APPGs operated · 1

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Legal and Constitutional AffairsSubject Group
To raise awareness and build understanding of legal and constitutional issues, and provide a source of debate and expertise on these subjects.
Officered by: Linsey Farnsworth (Chair & Registered Contact), Lord Hunt of Wirral (Co-Chair), Sarah Bool (Officer), Sarah Russell (Officer)
Paid by: The Law Society (£1,501-3,000), Bar Council (£1,501-3,000)